New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-05
SHIP WRECKS ON The LAKES.
A PROPELLER FOUNDE rs AND FOURTEEN
PERSONS GO DOWN WITH HER.
SCHOONER LOST WITH THREE OF HER CREW.
OTHER CASUALTIES REPORTED.

SCHOONER LOST WITH THREE OF HER CRE"
OTHER CASUALTIES REPORTED.
DETROIT. Oct A dispatch to The Ereni"g Journal
from Macknac City, Mich. says: The propeller Call
forna commanded by Captain Trowel. left Chicago on
Saturday night bound for Montreal She was laden with
and 700 barrels pork and carried
Of two persons and also had three passenge
She encountered heavy wind early Monday morning on
the Beavers. and at the had Increased so that
it impossible to steer her. and 800 barrels OF pork
thrown overheard. but without helping her much
About 1 l p when sho was just above St. Helena
Island the broke in the gangways and put out the
fires She then swung around In the trough OF the sea
aud began breaking up
The capt ordered lowered but the vessel was
badly listed that 1t impossible TO lower more than
The captain went the cabin the
but when he returned found that the first mate and
several men had gone of with the boats The steamer
began rapidly breaking up and soon all hands were
struggling In the water The captain and engineer sue
cee1ed In getting boat loose from the wreck and picked
up the second engineer. cook and lady passenger
Their boat drfed down alongside the propeller A. Fol-
som, which anchored under St. Helena and was
picked up and brought here
Another boat had succeeded In getting ashore near
Pointe La Barbe The steamer Paxton picked up ono
who was drifting down the straits on some wreck
Among the lost are George Foley, purscf; Cor
nelius Onnerton. of Detroit passenger Ella rsppa,
s.ewardess Arthur Hazard cabin boy and Epsers
with wreckage Captain Tfowell says all were sppheu
with life prescrvers-
Later Information places the number lost at fourtee.
and the saved thirteen. The wreck lies mile IRON ~
naer ,Ss mast, gone and III. cabin stands
end thought nearly all the bodies viii be iouno uh
der IT, Every one had oil life preservers. so tne poo'es
viii come ashore a, they clear OF the wreck
The survivors are being endsrly cared for Dy farmers
reached, aud none could walk.
Owen Rourko. whcel.man said: After all hope had
been given the passengers and crew gathered In h
cabin ana pu. On io Ne: and her over on
hAr
strike bottom, and the whole cabin collapsed WIN
Rourke he pulled himself int lfeboat and cut
It Loose There were eight other. In the oost WHO M ;
They drifted around the straits four hours the po1s
being full OF water. A fireman and PASSENGER from
Montreal who was hanging on tho Hde' were s"ep'
Another dispatch to The Erening Journal from Sand
Beach Mich says. The steam barge albion ana
he heavy seas which ran out Of Saginaw Bay all
nav: carried both ooa, s:aer npSs the em @
inside OF few hours. Tho crews came ashore last
night.
CHICAGO. Oct. A st. Joseph. Mich. dispatch says.
Tho schooner Havana, owned by Captain A. p. Read
Of Kenosha was sighted of this port yesterday morning.
dying signals OF distress Tho vessel was In sinking
condition and tho crew were unable 10 Keep her hold
clear OF Captain John Curraa decided 10 beach
her. II possible, and headed for the shore At O'CLOCK
when about threefourths OF mile OF Shore the vessel
went down, and tho seen to climb into the
rigging. There were seven men aboard Captain Cur
ran Steward John Morris and Joseph clint, saiioi
climbed into the main rigging. and the others into tno
fore rigging As the heavy lurch. the main
crashed overheard carrying the three mon iho thc
They struck out for shore. and wnen last seen
breasins the waves As nothing has been seen Oh
them since they arc probably drowned - -,
The aiming four olung TO the cross'trecs TOT
nearly three hours when tug came TO their rescue
took nearly threequarers OF an hour To get the me
their perous position. The names OF the rescued
men are Samuel Ncclimen mate Charles Hagan. Rob
ert Mct,ormicg and George Hughes The mate had his
arm broken before the sunk, but lie cnE 10 the
last with the grit OF hero.
inc captain ana crew the tug deserve much prai'e
far fha fher W "A "A
tho little tug was tossed that those who watched
her ught she would surely fouaicr Inc
Havana about 600 tons OF Sho lea about sii
miles north OF this port In ten ~ twelve fathoms,